Wolf Pack
About Nevada Wolf Pack Football:
Nevada's current head coach is Chris Ault, in his third stint for the Wolf Pack. He is credited with the creation of the Pistol Offense which he implemented at Nevada in 2005. Ault, along with Joe Paterno and John Gagliardi, is one of three active coaches who have also been inducted in to the College Football Hall of Fame. He is also one of five active Football Bowl Subdivision coaches to reach 200 wins.
The football team plays home games at Mackay Stadium. The modern Mackay Stadium was completed in 1965 with a seating capacity of 7,500 but has been expanded several times in the last 15 years and now seats 29,993. Since 2004, the Wolf Pack have a 15-3 record.
The 2008 football team finished with a record of 7-6, losing its bowl game to the University of Maryland 42-35. It was the fourth consecutive year that the team had made a bowl appearance, a first in school history. The team was led by first team All WAC center Dominic Green and running back Vai Taua, who led the conference in rushing yards in addition to WAC offensive player of the year, quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
The Pack celebrated their 500th win in school history with a 52-6 win over New Mexico State on November 20, 2010, at Mackay Stadium. On November 26, 2010, the Nevada Wolf Pack upset Boise State in a historic win at Mackay Stadium. In one round of overtime and 2 missed field goals by the Broncos, one at the end of regulation and one in overtime, Nevada Wolf Pack freshman kicker Anthony Martinez kicked a field goal to put Nevada on top for a final of 34-31. The Wolf Pack's win ended Boise State's 24 game winning streak, then the longest winning streak in the nation. It was also the Wolf Pack's first victory against Boise State after losing 10 straight to the Broncos.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Wolf_Pack
